According to documents from the city of Wausau, the restaurant is set to open in mid-December. The president of Masa, Sai Yun Zheng, has submitted a liquor license application to the city, but is awaiting inspection once construction on the building is finished.

Masa will be an addition to a short list of restaurants in the area that serve sushi, such as Chang Garden in Wausau and Weston and Wasabi Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar in Weston.

If the remodel goes according to plan and all inspections find no problem, the restaurant will open Dec. 15.

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